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It’s undeniable that red meat is popular in the United States. In 2023 alone the average per capita consumption for red meat was 57.6 for beef and 49.8 for pork. The US continues to be one of the leading nations in red meat consumption, with the average citizen consuming around...

Each year, the nation realizes, prepares for, and ultimately complains about the biannual adjustment of clocks- otherwise known as the “fall back” and “spring forward” associated with Daylight Savings Time.  First implemented in World War One, DST has a long, complex, and varied history in the U.S. Although DST was...

Online chat rooms and social media platforms have long-been used for all forms of discourse, including political discussion.  Twitter, launched in 2006 and quickly growing in popularity through its rebranding to X, has long been the top dog when it comes to online chatter, defined and distinctive through its limited...

A new form of NFT has hit the market and it’s as dangerous and uncertain as the last. Non-fungible tokens (NFT), tradable assets made from blockchain technology that can’t replicated, sprung into popularity in late 2017. The invention of its pioneering standard ERC-721, led to NFTs being adopted in the...

I grew up with Nickelodeon’s Avatar the Last Airbender. In elementary school, my friends and I would play pretend that we were in the world of powerful benders; we reenacted scenes in our unfinished basements, splashed each other in epic Waterbending fights in our Easy Set pools, and had Agni...

It’s no secret that we live in an increasingly digital world that is dominated by virtual services and platforms, online communities, and mobile devices. Modern technology has permeated every aspect of modern society, creating an increasingly obvious dependence on our devices and their functions in our day-to-day lives.  Through these...

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